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8 7 ti e B i 111> o a r d SEPTEMBER 10^1910. FOLLIES INAUGURATE Season at Colonial Theatre—Much Heralded Pro- duction Reaches Windy City on December 5th. Songs Ccttchy,InddeiitalI^^ CUcago, Sept. 5 (Special to Ths BUlboard.)— Another of the much beralded and macb talk^ of Zlesfeld Follies strnck Chicago on Monday nfsbt, September to entertain tbe patrons of tbe ColoBlal Theatre witb Its catc&y bodkb and other novelties Incidental to these revues. The program of this prodnction reads as ff>llowB: FOU.IES OF 1010.—F. Zlegfeld, Jr.'s SODg ReToe In three acts and 14'scenes. Words by Harry B. Smith; music by Gcs Ddwanjs and many others; staged by Jnlian Mltcbell; mosl- cal director, I^ank Darling.' ■ ■ ■ Acre I. I—Vlev of New Tork from the Uetropolitan Tower. (Fainted by John Xoong.) : DBESS. BKHBABSAZ.-:OF THE FOUJES Of IBIO. • -Introdncing: . Stage Manager Mitchell'.. .. Hairy Watson . 'Unsleal Director Levi . . . .. George BIckel Stage £oor-keeper ...... Jerome Van Norden Miss Pansy Perkins .. .. ..... .. Fanny Brice Mazle Mnggs .. .. .. .. .. Miss Carlton Sadie Bpooner .. .. .. ,. .. Tannic Boyt Song—Bood-Bye, Becky Cohen (Berlin) .... - ..i .:..^ .. .. .. .. .. .. MlssBrlce Flossie Ftest .w. .. .V Vera-Maxwell Flossie's Mother ... .. 'AUne Boley : lona:CBir .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .^ 6raee.Tyaon r'.tDowne Cner'-.. ... Dudley Oatman 'A Walter .. .... .... .CUfforaSamn Bong—Look Me Over Carefntly (Edwards) .. .. .. .. .. Miss Grace Tyson ~2—OIBce of the Get Poor Quick Syndicate. (Painted by-John Yonng.) Introducing: ::ABdy C .. '.. .. •.. ..-.. :.. . A. Devlin Jim Bin .. .. .. ..' .V Arthur.McWateiB John-D .. .. .. '.-. .V -.. Jacques iKruger Hetty G ....... .. .T~.r-.;-AlUie Boley . J. Pierrepont .. .. .. .. .. .,' .. Chas. Scrlbner TheOfflca Boy, "the Common People" .. i.. .. .. .. .. ...John Milton ilona Carr .. .. Grace*Tyson . ' Song—^KIx on the Glow-Worm, Una*' (Sic- - ' Donald) .. .. ..'.. .. .. Grace Tya^n Dick the Bat . .. .. .'.... OeorgeiBickel (lentleman Hike .. .. '..-.".*Harfy<Wafaon 3—Lakes of KUIamey. (Fainted by Ernest Al- ■ .■■bert) ■ ..Song—Kitty Bellalrs .. XIUIanilArraUie Jack Johnson's DonUe .. Jim JeOSrles—in- Us mind A Promoter ..^ ;-'A 'Moving Picture c Man . An Announcer An Bx-Png A.8eeond .. An Es-JJgbtwelght .. .., ff^The Bailey's Comet-^and.'the'Earth; ■■ '.:i IntrodncIngt'..-{. , , Xbe CBmet .. .. .. .. .. v. ..- Aima Held Tbe Earth'.. Harry ;Watson r Bmff—Mr. Earth and Bis Ckimet .Ii>ve' (Ed- wards) ;. .' Miss XUllan St. Clair : (Painted by ■ 9 —Office of a Music . Pnblisber. John Tonng.) ; ■ . 'Introducing:- i Frank Steel, aong-writer ..,..' ..-George BIckel Nlbbsle Hooligan, piano mover .. Barry jWatson -Smiley, a publisher .. ..... ..ir Bobby'iNortU Stedew a composer... .. .^.:..'-ArthurvMeWaters : The. Dotty Sisters .. Mhn Brice and-Allne Boley Bosle Blow .. .. . . .. .. Grace Tyson nank BlnS .. .. .. .. .. .... Jacques Emger ' Of .BlnflT and: Blow, ■ the well-known sketch team Duet—My Yiddish Colleen (Madden .and Ed- wards . . Bobby North and Shirley £eIIogg Song—Don't Take a Girl Down to Cos^ (Edwards) .;.Hany FUeer and Choma 7— Scene. A View of the Jardin De Paris, Atop New Tork Theatre Boof. (Painted by Ern- est Albert.) Song—Xovey Joe ((kwk and Jordan) .: ''.: ' Fannie Brice 8— The Apple -Blossom Grove.. . (Painted < by ITnltt and Wicks.) . - (The Spring of Xontb) . . . . , Introduclngi Sweet Girl GradnateK—Tbe Misses Maxwell, Bcdbtook, Mackey. 'Morris. Daly, (Tarter, Ben- neard^ Conway. E. St. Clalr, TIrglnla. Beck. . Bong—I'm In Lore With Yon (Edwards) .. .. .- -- .. ..'Miss I.otTalne A Johnnie .. .. BlUy Beeves . ' ..OCB AMERICAN COUXGES (Muslcal-Arraiigement-'by Manrlce Ijevi.) FINAIiE EI6BX MINUTES INTEBMISSION. .. ACT.II. 9— Cafe De fOpera. "Dress suit must be worn." - (Painted by John Yonng.) '.Dance—The Pensacola Mooch (Dabney*and Cook) .. Miss Shirley Kellogg, Margaret ..Morris aud Evylyn Carlton Boysr-^tbe Messis. Holbrook, Daly, E. St. •iCIalr, Birch, Kent and Martelle. Girls—Misses Maxwell, Mackey, Scott, Wal- ■•.iker;;rBemieard, Gabrlelle, Conway, (fDonnell. sBleadsWaiter .. .. .. A. Devlin .Skt'-Biiy Msrie Pendleton ^.-rObne^^Soy^^ '. wv.. ^. .. Vera Olcott CDove-BiV'. -• -•- ..-Vera Olcott Cane Boy IJlIIan Beck -^iWalterf.. C. Sanm ;^>iW'estatv.L'i- -.^ .. .-. B. Blchardson '^sAiSttaoger In Mew York^: .. :. Hsny Watson HTbtL, Stranger's FMend..... .. --. George Blekell ■ Amg—r'Tboo^t He Was a Business Man .i L-ir.; 'J. .i-...; .. .i .. .. Fannie.Briee BBMIiaSCENT BAGTIMB BBTITB. w. (riklsa lnooceoceT'}. .. .. .. ; BUttay^^BellaCc, Boate.GtaeOi Hany ra- cer;? MarxarerMorrla -and .Vera Maxwell Temptation Bag .. . .. .. lilllan Lorraine Cuban Glide Inttodnced by Harry Pllcur Fandango Hag C-FoUles ot-lSOS'.^). .. .. ..Vera'Maxwell and Harry Pllcer Wild Cherry Rag .. Fannie Brice I Love It Bag (Harry von Tllzer) .. .. .. .. .. — .. .. .. .... ., Bobby North Roeey Posey, Fay Templeton's greatest cre- ation .. .. .. Grace Tyson Bosalle, Fred Stone's creation In The Wizard of Oz .. .. ..IJlllan Zorralne, Wm. Scbrode, Vera Maxwell and Evelyn Carltou EVanco-Amerlcan'Bag .. '^. .. .. .. .. .. Shiriey Kellogg and Margaret Morris Songs .. .. .. ... .. Bert Williams Song—^A Woman's Dream .. Bliss Lillian St. Clalr and Lottie Vernon AWOMAN'S NECESSITIES Bath Bobe—Miss MItcheU; Slippers—Miss Wilson; Lingerie—^Miss May Hopkins; Garters— Miss Averlli; Corsets—^Miss Dale; Perfnme— Miss Gardner; Jewels—^MIss Koemer; Flowers— Miss Stoart; Gloves—Miss Neil; names—Miss Webb; ParasoIr-MIss Beardsley; Fats—Miss La- mar. ' Scene—view of JardIn De Paris, Mew York The- tre Boof. . A Band Behearsal . . .. . ; BIckel and Watson - { .- RcKMevelt Band, From Cartoons by Goldberg. SYNDICATE PLANS Klaw & Erlanger Will Open the Fall Season at the New Amsterdam with Madam Sherry~-Miss Dudelsack, 6erlin Opera,to be Produced New York, Sept. 3( Special to Tbe Ulllbnard.) —Klaw & Erlanger will produce Miss Dudelsack io November. It is the operatic success of Ber- lin and Vienna. Tbe Book Is by Frits Orun- banm and Heine Relchert, with music by Ru- dolph Nelson; . Klaw & Erlanger will star Nat Goodwin In a comedy by George Broadhnrst, called The Captain. Its scenes are laid In Manila. Mr. Goodwin's role Is that of a Onandal soldier or fortune. ' Klaw A Erlanger will Inaugurate tbe fall sea' son at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York with Madame Sberry, with LiDa Abarbanell and Ralph Hers beading tbe cast. Tills musical farce ran all spring and suntmer In ' Chicago. Thomas W. Ryley is holding rehearsals ot The Storm, by Langdon McCormlck. Be has engaged Robert T. Haines and Conway Tearle to play the leading roles. The play opens In Washington In September. ' Klaw Brlangcr's production of The Bonnet Dp opens Its fourth season In Boston. Bapley Holmea-will'-play the part of the fat' sheriff whom aobady vlove8.il: Ibis play of the Aiisona desert,' with- lU hones and battles. Is the moat successfnl mdodrama of the canent; decade; of theatricals. ' - Henry Miller goes to the Pacific Coast, early In the season with fier Husband's Wlfe,'a.com^ edy by A. B. Tbomas, which was qnlte' tliK 4—A Street ln Beno. (Painted by-John Young.) . .Xsking a : Fake. Plctnrei^pf the Jeffries-Johnson lifeht. - - . . Bert wmiams '.. BDIle Beeves , 1 John Qolgg . . A. Nickerson . U Peter-Svrtft Jaegoes JSmger . .'■ Wm-N Sdbsnd^ .. tAi-vMeWafers 10— Scene—Swing Me High, Swing Me low (Song). (Music by Hollander.) .. .. ; Miss Lillian Lorraine, Misses Gabrlelle, Beck, Maxwell, Conway, Morris, St. Claire, Mackey, Hoyt. '.(Bella arranged by John O'Nell). EIGHT i'MINtlTESLJNXBBMISSiaN; ACT HI.' ■■ 11 — ^Model Hennery. (Fainted by Ernest Al- bert.) • Introdncing: A Chandelier .. i. .. .. .. .. Bobby North A Dissipated Rooster .J' .. Billy Beeves Hen Pheasant .. .. .. ... .. Ullian: Lorraine An Ancient Ben .. .. Arllne BOley A Cold Storage- Chicken .. Jaeqges -Kmger A Booster - ; .. C. Saom Duet—I'll Get Yon Yet (Bnrttaart and Ton Tllzer) .. Miss Loiralne, Bobby North and Chicks.:'' A Turkey .. .. .'. .: Peter Swift George, a Fighting Bantam .. .. Wm. .Scbrode 14—yiew—Jardin De Paris. Bnsstan Dance .. .. Seiglas;Wania' (Aom V Imperial : Opera House, St.:-Pe;er8bnrg.)- 15—The Return Of Roosevelt. (Painted by Jobo -Young.)' . THE BOUGH BIDEBS. ' Teddy .. Barry Watson BIU : .. .. .. .. George BIckel Uncle Joe Jacques KrUger Goddess of Liberty .. .. .. .. Lillian Lorraine 'v . 'ZBE WEST POINT-CADETS^ ' Sbng—^The Waltzing Uentenast (Edwards) • ...ii .. .. .'i-Bobby North' The Beception Oonunittee. Tim Woodrnff .. .. ... .. .. .. Arthur Devlin His Honor .. .. .. .. .. .. Billy Reeves William Travers .. .;' .. Mr. Van Norden Chaoncey M .. .. .. .. ..: Mr. Faiibrottaer Pnlltier .. .. .. Mr. Hilton Ceolmr .. .. .. .. .. ........ Mr. Sanm Conaellas Vandeibllt , Mr. Smith Aldrl ch'^ *... .. .. .. .. ..... .« . . Mr; Jones Parkbntst^.^ -.. ,. .. .. ., .. .^<Mr, Oatman Dewey .. .. .^ .. ..~ Mr. Hessong Carnegie . . . . .. .. Mr. Yonngs Loeb .. .. .. i .. V. Mr. Page Mr. Morgan .'. Mr. Scrlbner vogue In NewvlTork'.^nty in the Spring.. Laura -Hope Crews will be with bim In the cast, wbK-o Is of high standard. Mr. Miner wIU appear later In tbe aeasoo in a -new play. Klaw A-Erlanger and Joseph Brooks will pro. dnca Rebecca, ot Smiaybrook Farm In New York In- October. The dramatisation of the Rebecca stories was made by the -anther, Kate Donglas WIggbi, and ^CharloMe: nwmpson. - Edith Tal- iaferro-win play the part of Rebecca. Archie Boyd Is cast for the rOIo of tbe philosophical stage driver. Ben Hnr, Klaw it Brlangcr's great Biblical producton.: opens the season in September. This Is Its eleventh year. The - leading members of tbe east are Richard Buhler. Anthony Andre, Walter M. Sberwin, Frank Weston, J. Arlbui Young, Van Dusen Pbllllps, Charles CnnUM, A. J. Ckildlng. C. Bnssell Sage, Walter COIlIgan. Helen Singer, - Loyola O'Connor. Maude Beam Stover, Alice Baynes and Pauline M, Darling. Lillian- Rnssell win begin rehearsals this week of her new plsy. In Search ot a Sinner, by Charlotte.; Thompson. Miss Russell will inan- gurate her fourth season under the maaagement of; Joseph Brooks at Powers' Theatre, Cliiesgo, September 18. The company engaged ta sup- povt ber inclodca Harry C. Browne: .Lynn Pratt, Irving Cnmmlngs, Joseph Tnchy, John O. Bram- mall. Ed;: Warren, Tietor Benolt. Olive Harper, Battle Bossell. Jessie Ralph and Viola Leaeb. Miss. Edith- .Taliaferro, who Is to play the role of Bebecea In'KIaw & Erlanger'a prodnc- FINALE. Entire Company—Band—Orchestra. Properties by John Bronton and Edw Sledel, New York. Bats by Bablo * (3o., New York. Miss Lorraine and Irish Girls Bats,- by Tappe. Costumes selected'by Mr; Zlegfeld from designs by Berr Cirage, Berlin, and W. -B. 'Matthews, Jr. 'Execated by Klaw & Erlanger Costume Co., New York, Landolf, Paris, and Hugo Barucb, Berlin. - F^lslnger.' Shoes famlibed by A. J. Oammeyer, New York. Wigs by Hepner. Onl- fonns by Waraock Uniform Co. ^ Scenery con- structed by. T. Bernard'JfcDonald,. New York.: Ontnme numbers of .'.band ipalnted Pansy and (3bantecler Dresses rfdeslgned snd • mannfactnred by Crown Embroidery : Works, Dress ItoeeUIIsts, New York. . Tbe roof deeoratlou de&ipied by Ernest Albert and execnted by Tbe Lee Lata Stodlo. :' : tlon ot Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, wblcb will be presented In New York In October, la ihv guest of the author, Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggln. at ber summer borne, (Jallcote, near HoIUi, Me. The scenes of the book and play are laid in and abont thU Maine village.- so that Miss: TUla- ferro Is absorbing f!atmosphere". during ber va- cation. She will remain at Qollcote until after the Doreae Fair. ' Madyn Arbuc^le will be starred this season by Joseph Brooks in a farce by George Ho- bart, called Welcome to Our City, ft wilt have Its New York bearing at tbe Bl]on in Sep- tember. Mr. ArbncUe'a nde la tbft ot a Southern gentleman who comes to New York on bis arst visit. He Is welcomed by a Broadway- Ite, Who landa him la .eonrt: end'then Into a mass of trouble before be lesms . that a wiu- ning smile Is. not always a sure sign of good Intentions. Fred Terry, tbe English actor, wUI come to New York In October with bis wife. Julia Nell- son, to play a ten weeks' engagement under the management of Klaw It Erlanger. They will bring with them their own company, appearing In The Scarlet Pimpernel and Henry of Na- varre. The former play lias been'innnlng for three years, on' and tiff. ' In ' London. . Mr. Terry produced : one play after another, but bis admirers Insisted upon bis return- ing'to the role of Sir Percy. Mr. Terry wlii pity brief engagementt In-Boaton and Pbtladel- phla and Chicago whUe In America. XiSwe against tbe appearance of children on the atagc are being enforced actively In Massa- ehosetta. Loalslana. -Mktylaad.'and Illinois.: In the latter sUte the:, ajttfinde.i of eerUIa aUtes- men;: so called.' lias developed Into a nasty scandal. None of the r laws as - passed were aimed directly at stage children, but as the field Is a prolific one for notoriety seekers, the children ot the stage were forced to bear tbe brnnt ot tbe prosecutions. In the Bebecea of Sunnybrook Farm, produc- tion, which Klaw & Erlanger ^wlll open In Octo- ber In New York, ttaere-.are six-playen who started their stage-careers at the agea of from 3 to 5 years. Edith Taliaferro,- who playa tbe.; part ot Bebecca. inade-Iier^bat wben shs was two and one-balfyeain ont.'" SpeaUng. of her stage ate, Miss Tallsferro tald: . . "I'm a horrible example of Mat a wreck ue stage makea of a chUd actor. I began acUag wben 1 was two and'one-bait years: old,.and my •later, Mabel, began -When-tbe was tw6 and one-haU. -We -are botb,«nJienlthyv-aa „we^ain be, tfaoogb tbe Gerry Society-iald 11 «an ja«a to make my . sister .-act when-abe was Utue. Here is my daily roatine; wben.>I waa>nlne:,yeai« old: < ' '. -- "I went to the theatre at 7.80 In the evening. I was borne at 11. When I got Iwme after tte performance I. used to. bare a glass of mUk and some crackers and then I got to bed _ by 11;30. At 9 In the. meming I "aa np. I had lessons from 11 to 12. Then I lunched, stodied till 3, and-troa 3 to 4 played. or<did .what; I liked. 1 had an afternoon nap^ *E?"_' i;ao, went out to walk to 6, bad dinner and got ready , for the theatre. . . « "Moreover we generally bad a week's va- cation at Cbrlstmas, of ten another week at Bis- ter, and we dosed for tbe season on May ,1- Seven months' work and five months' vacatloun- up In In tbe mountains or down st the sea- shore. KtUlng, wasn't It} . . . "And money! I4ie child who baa the smallest part In my . company—^theie are-none nnder_ six- teen—gets MO a week.- Bebearaala aren't .ao hard on children, either, as they are .on older people, tor the'Child la SO.active and.lmiutlve. Of course we travel a lot and it'a a .very good thing. Stage cMMren tee vmotn tatena^^ places—hundreds more—than ordinary eblldreii. Miss Viola Fortescne, wbo wUI aPPeM as Mis. Simpson,- is the daughter of-George Fortescus. the heavyweight comedian. Mlsa Vortescue wss practically born on the stage. Ber mother was known as Mrs. Oratton, a famom "Mrs. Mala- . prop ot her Ume." Befora Miss Viola; ban . reached tbe age of : sixteen she'had. appeared not only tai thU countryi but in the^greater MTt of England. She atarred saccessfuUy in Cinder- ena tfarongbout AnstraUa, and later starred_ui The Belle of New York In the British pw»i°«»;- About fonr yeara ago abe decided to desert mu- Icsl comedy for the legitimate stage, and-in 1906 starred in this country In conjunction with John KeUsrd la lapa and Hamlet. . . : Brnest:Tniex, who appears aa AbUahiFUgg. the charity boy, played tbrongh the Middia Weat In classical repertoire at tbe ago of algai. He appeared as Uttle Lord Faunueroy, little Aulln in Quo Vadls. Ifcey Bkenstctn in„Tbt. Olrl and the Judge, and tbe jockey with UUlan BntseU in Wlldllre. Ada Beeves, who plsys the role of the TlUage goaaip, made her fimt staca appearance at us age of > six-years with Barrett and McCUUoogs. Octree Of the other glrU Ot the company made their first appearances on the stage at children. At present tbeie are Bve of tbem with the at- traction.' Onitbe road they are accompanied by their mottaerfi-: at j well M a tutor, total number of hoars the-girla appear so < the stage during the week la.eight.-. POLICY CHANGED TO 8TOCK.V Bayoane, N. J., Sept. 8.—Tbe Cotse Peyton Stock (Company opened. Ita Initial season at the Gayety. Theatre on Monday. This house form- erly played Eaatem - Wheel burleaqus. Thia rls not-an-experiment In stock, as, after the elese of: the burlesque season, 'the Oayety Stock Company played there for the summer, ahd made such a decided bit that Corse Payton took over the bonte to pity one of Ml eom- ganles.The cast of the Payton - Company. eaded 'by George Druty Hart and::Mlsa Una Abell-Brinker, leadlof man and'lady,'and In- cludes ' Bernard ' J. -JlcOwen, : ^raetcr man; Bllssbeth Ratbhumet character v woman, and Bmllle Leasing; Jack Daly; and John Qray. form- eriy of the (Hyety/Btaek{iOooipany;v;i Stage di- reetor, : Albert r A;^ <Warira(g; >maat|er, -laldoi Cohen; treasnrer.-Banl Kians.